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Is Lakeside in a fire hazard severity zone?
75.9% of Lakeside is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 68.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Lakeside ranks 423 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.46 sq mi Very High, 0.55 sq mi High, 0.51 sq mi Moderate, out of 7.27 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 68.9% is 25.1 points above the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $585,500 is 26% below the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 23 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is COCHES 2 in 2025. By decade: 1970s: 3, 1980s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Lakeside for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In San Diego County overall, 37.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Lakeside
The state record shows 6 since 1950. The largest was CEDAR in 2003 (270,686 acres in total).
- COCHES 2 (2025), 5 acres
- CEDAR (2003), 270,686 acres
- OAK CREEK (1985), 161 acres
- DUNBAR (1978), 212 acres
- (unnamed) (1976), 101 acres
- (unnamed) (1974), 147 acres
Nearby places compared
- Winter Gardens, 2.0 mi southwest: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $558,800
- Granite Hills, 3.0 mi south: 56.8% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $892,700
- Bostonia, 3.1 mi southwest: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $435,900
- Eucalyptus Hills, 3.7 mi northwest: 98.7% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $821,900
- Crest, 3.7 mi southeast: 96.3% High or Very High, 24 fires, median home $715,100
- Harbison Canyon, 4.1 mi southeast: 99.5% High or Very High, 21 fires, median home $632,700
- El Cajon, 5.1 mi southwest: 7.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $632,800
- Santee, 5.4 mi west: 69.3% High or Very High, 15 fires, median home $653,400
- Rancho San Diego, 6.5 mi south: 65.0% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $854,200
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 7.0 mi southwest: 1.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $906,500
- Alpine, 7.9 mi east: 68.0% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $810,000
- La Mesa, 9.1 mi southwest: 4.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $738,800